Industry helps Kirkwood attract minority students
Kirkwood Community College grows minority enrollment via a scholarship fund funded by local firms General Mills and FMC Corp providing 4300 dollars for the current year. In 1978-79 full tuition scholarships aided 30 minority students, eight graduated, 17 returned next fall, with growing demand and funding concerns for 1980.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
General Mills
FMC Corp
Kirkwood
Knutson
General Mills Co
Kirkwood Fund
al Williams
Williams
William Holtz
FMC
Cedar Rapids Crane and Excavator
Holtz
NASA seeks portable breathers for shuttle emergency use
NASA and United Technologies develop a chest pack breath system that recycles exhaled air after CO2 removal and oxygen addition for space shuttle emergencies. Patent 4,168,706 lists John S Lovell as inventor. The unit, tested at Johnson Space Center, operates in weightless conditions and connects to a mask and breathing bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
John S. Lovell
Hamilton Standard
United Technologies Corporation
Windsor Locks
Conn
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Amana appoints Sokol to Fayetteville GM post
Kenneth M. Sokol of Amana Refrigeration is named vice president and general manager of the Fayetteville Tennessee plant. He joined Amana in 1949 and has held roles from press room foreman to production manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth M. Sokol
Amana
Fayetteville
Tenn
Sokol
Roger J. Cramer
Central Iowa Production Credit Association
Traer
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Northeast Missouri State University
Producers Savings Bank
Green Mountain
PCA
Linn
Johnson
Susan Pexa
Texas Ave
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Dallas
Towle Co
Minneapolis
IE Tower
Morgan Bank of New York
Jewelry sales soar as gold and silver prices rise
US jewelers report booming demand for high end gold pieces and flatware despite volatile silver markets. Retailers note scarce inventory of expensive jewelry while Towle Manufacturing suspends promotions to wait for price stabilization, with gold prices surging about 25 to 30 percent and coins and large pieces selling best.
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Washington
Towle Manufacturing Co
Newburyport
Mass
Towle
Frankovich
Board of Retail Jewelers of America
Hong Kong
Zurich
Jane Simpson
Garfinckel
Brooks Brothers
Miller & Rhoads
Gazette Want Ads Do Fast Repair Work
The Gazette reports quick, reliable advertisement services as want ads resume operation. Local staff confirm ad placement is streamlined, delivering prompt results for readers seeking to buy sell or hire.
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George Colbert
Louis Smith
Mason Cleaners
Sylvester Grady
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
William C. Davis
Harnischfeger Corp
Tyrone Hunt
Allstate Insurance Co
Colbert
Kent Stevenson
Waterloo
Jeff Edwards
Darryl Green
Jay Knox
Wayman Bernard
Dennis Ward
Modestus O’kere
Mary Carr
Esterlene Grady
Jerome Stewart
Harriett Cassell
Lois Dennis
Darlene Avant
James Maddox
14Th Ave. SE
Kirkwood College
David Knutson
Stacy V. Jones
New York Times Service
Army
Moffett Field
Calif
Ames Research Center
Fredric H. Schmitz
Donald A. Boxwell
Rande Vause
Leo V. Szczepanski
Miami Beach
Alabama
Boeing Company
Seattle
George T. Pinson
James A. Daniel
Huntsville
George Pappanikolaou
Brooklyn
N.Y
Business News
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Griffin Bell
U.S
Martin Marietta
Charles R. Hugel
American Telephone and Telegraph
New Business
YWCA
Fifth St. SE
Betsy Read
Susan Mayes
Wausau Insurance Companies
Glass Road
Central Iowa Power Cooperative of
Western Fuels Associa
Tion Inc
CIPCO
Iowa
Des Moines
Western Fuels
Diamond V Mills
Kenneth L. Hartung
Jack E. McClung
Pier 1 Imports of
Westdale Mall
Ahmed Sheronick
Prudential Insurance Co
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Sheronick
Dennis Meyer
Snelling and Snelling Employment Agency
Chicago
Donald R. Calkins
Coralville
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co
Nashville
David V. Hardin
Inpac
Builders Club of Success Motivation Institute
Waco
Texas
Bureau of National Affairs
BNA Books
25Th St. NW
Washington, D.C
McGraw Hill Book Co
Sterling
Richard Frankovich
Manufacturers, Jewelers & Silversmiths of
America
Michael D. Roman
Simpson
Esther Dempsey
Tyson’s Bailey, Banks & Biddle
Dempsey
Gazette
Fred Nesper
NESCO
2Nd Ave
2Nd Street
7Th Ave
Vyal Justice
Hes
Justice
Dave Justice
Linn Health
IBM
Rices
Arton Co., Inc
Ra City
Ava
40Th St
Bob Zimmerman
Craig Allen
Mgr
Ifall
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